MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College
& State University athletic department and director Wendell Staton hosted its Annual
Bobcat Athletics Awards Banquet Sunday night, honoring a 2009-10
season of success for the program. Tennis’ Diane
Danna (Paris) and golf’s Niclas
Johansson (Skanor, Sweden) took home Senior Female and
Male Student Athlete of the Year honors, respectively.

Brown “Kool” Marshall won the Bill
Childers Award for community member who gives the most to Bobcat
Athletics. Sean Harrell (Martinez, Ga.) was
announced as the John Kurtz Award for top baseball player both on
and off the field, and Johansson made it a double-dip by taking the
Dr. Michael Peeler honor for top golfer on and off the course.
Soccer’s Mary
Rob Plunkett (Augusta, Ga.) earned the Comeback Player
of the Year Award from the Athletic Training Department.

Danna picked up All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) honors in
singles and doubles this season, going 16-4 in singles with a 9-3
mark in conference play. She owns a 3.39 GPA in rhetoric.

A three-time All-American, Johansson owns the PBC’s top
stroke average at 72.5, taking seven top-10 finishes in 11
tournaments. A two-time All-PBC and All-Southeast Region honoree,
Johansson has a 3.42 GPA in management.

Marshall has been a fan of Georgia College athletics for 30-plus
years, working on the custodial staff in the Centennial Center.

Harrell has made a strong bid for PBC Player of the Year honors
in baseball, hitting .486 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI. He’s
also stolen 19 bases and scored 69 runs.

Plunkett rebounded from off-season mononucleosis to bring home
the first fall semester sport All-American trophy in school
history. A goalkeeper, she posted a paltry 0.59 GAA and a .896
saves percentage while piling up five shutouts.

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Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the
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